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Strawberry Pot Planter Ideas: Flowers, Succulents, & Herbs

Published on December 30, 2019Last updated October 6, 2021 ♛ By Melissa J. Will

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Wondering what to plant in strawberry pots besides strawberries? Those side openings are perfect for flowers, succulents, herbs, and trailing vines.

But don’t forget the berries! This has tips on how to grow strawberries for delicious fruit year after year.

Strawberry pots used as planters.

Creative Uses for Strawberry Pots

Examples of creative strawberry planter ideas.
Strawberry pot planted with strawberries.
Strawberry pot planted with strawberries.

Yes, you can use strawberry pots for strawberries but they also work nicely for annual flowers, herbs, and vines.

No matter what you grow, be sure to provide adequate light, water, and a good quality potting mix.

Strawberry pots work particularly nicely with trailing plants that spill out the sides. Choose an assortment of plants and create a one-of-a-kind planter.

You could also use a self-watering plant tower for a similar effect.

Strawberry pot.
Clay strawberry pot
Vertical garden planter on a balcony.
Self-watering plant tower

Contents

  • Creative Ways to Plant Strawberry Plants
  • How To Plant a Strawberry Pot
  • Resources

Creative Ways to Plant Strawberry Pots

Move Over, Strawberries!

1 Succulents in a Strawberry Pot

Strawberry pot planted with succulents.
Succulents planted in strawberry pot

Barb of Our Fairfield Home & Garden created this gorgeous strawberry pot filled with a variety of succulents.

Be sure to add some drip irrigation within the pot to make it easier to water.

Succulents are a great option because, although they need water, they will tolerate some drought conditions.

Strawberry pot ready for planting with succulents.
Plant choices for planting strawberry pot

Here are a few more strawberry pots with succulents.

Strawberry pot planted with succulents.
Strawberry pot planted with succulents.

In this next one you can see the watering pipe sticking out the top. It has holes drilled along the sides of the pipes to allow water to seep deep within the potting mix.

Strawberry pot planted with succulents.
Strawberry pot with succulents.

Potted plant arrangement with an assortment of succulents.

Related: 16 Creative Succulent Garden Ideas


2Strawberry Pot with Annuals

Strawberry pot planted with coleus.
Strawberry pot planted with coleus

Here some coleus plants are planted together with a calla lily. As the plants grow, they start to cover the pot and add a nice burst of color and texture.

Keep in mind that clay strawberry pots do not retain moisture the way plastic pots do. You will need to check them daily, keep the plants out of direct, hot sun, and add some drip irrigation if you will be away for a few days.

3Strawberry Pot with Herbs

Strawberry pot planted with herbs.
Trailing plants in strawberry pot | Herb & Vine

Patti of Hearth & Vine created this herb planter. You can see how she placed the trailing plants in the side holes and the upright basil in the top. This will look gorgeous as it fills out. The colour of the container is also a nice choice.

You can see Patti’s tutorial here.

You could also grow a tea garden in a strawberry pot.

4Broken Strawberry Pot Garden Art

Crash! When you smash a clay pot, it’s not game over.

Here the gardener turned it into garden art in an old wheelbarrow.

Broken strawberry pot in wheelbarrow with flowering annuals.
Flowering annuals and broken strawberry pot in old wheelbarrow

So many broken items can have a new life as garden art.


Old-fashioned wagon used as a flower planter.

Related: 22 Creative Wagon Planter Ideas


More Strawberry Pot Ideas

Pinterest is packed with quirky and creative strawberry planters. Search ‘strawberry pots’ to see more ideas.

Examples of unusual strawberry planters on Pinterest.

How To Plant a Strawberry Pot

No matter what type of plants you’re using, the trick to planting a strawberry pot is to add your plants when they are small. For assembly, start with the bottom of the pot and work your way up.

Strawberry.
  1. Get good potting mix and fill the strawberry pot to just below the first planting holes.
  2. Water the soil deeply to make it settle in the pot. Top up as needed.
  3. Insert the root balls of your plants from outside the pot and hold them steady as you pour more potting mix inside.
  4. Repeat all the way up, leaving an inch or two at the top for watering.

How Many Plants Should I Add to Each Hole?

Place as many plants as you can fit.

Annuals are much more forgiving of crowding than perennials. Just be sure to choose a good potting mix so it won’t become compacted and keep everything water. Containers can dry up fast!

I like a really full looking planter so that by the end of the summer the actual pot is nearly invisible.


Resources

But what about strawberry plants? Here are some growing tips:

Strawberry | Genus: Fragaria

Strawberries growing on plant

Cultivated fruit
Classic | Perpetual | Everbearing | Alpine
• Hardiness Zones 5 to 8
• Full sun
• Soil: well-draining and fertile
• Timing: transplant late spring for same-season fruit
• Propagation: allow runners to root
• Self-fertile with help from wind and insects

  • Strawberry Growing Tips
  • How to Grow Strawberry Plants From Seed

Shopping Sources

  • Clay strawberry pot
  • Vertical garden planter

There you go! These pots are great for strawberries but there are many other plants that look great in them too.

~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

Examples of creative strawberry planter ideas.
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